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	'''Season 7: The Boogers' Lucky Bounce.''' (Elements of the Dave Roberts steal.) The story of the marquee [[Hellmouth III/Season 7]] Championship Series matchup is a rich part of Golly history. The series was one of the hottest topics in Golly: Alewife, the defending Cup champions, facing off against their heated rivals, the Boogers. (Somehow, television broadcasts of the series were ''still'' blacked out everywhere in Boston.)		'''Season 7: The Boogers' Lucky Bounce.''' (Elements of the Dave Roberts steal.) The story of the marquee [[Hellmouth III/Season 7]] Championship Series matchup is a rich part of Golly history. The series was one of the hottest topics in Golly: Alewife, the defending Cup champions, facing off against their heated rivals, the Boogers. (Somehow, television broadcasts of the series were ''still'' blacked out everywhere in Boston.)

	The Arsonists, smelling a pennant, had battled ~~their way~~ to a 3-3 series tie, and figured they had their rivals the Boogers right where they wanted them. But the Arsonists were already thinking ahead to the Hellmouth III Cup Series, and even dreaming of a [[Dynasty]]. ~~But~~ Game 7 ~~turned into~~ a messy, all-out street brawl, ~~with~~ both teams throwing in all ~~the~~ chips in an effort to inflict maximum damage. With an extremely tight Game 7 winding down ~~and~~ the ~~door to a~~ Boogers ~~pennant seemingly closing~~ with each generational tick~~, the~~ Boogers drew on a desperate~~, hopeless~~ pattern from their "backup" playbook - a formation they had tried a few times but never deployed successfully against any team, but a formation that they had never deployed against the Arsonists. The defending champion Arsonists, ~~daydreaming of returning to the [[Hellmouth III Cup]]~~, didn't react with their usual ~~intense fury, but calmly let it slide~~. ~~But~~ the Booger formation ~~began~~ to ~~crystalize into an impossible, once-in-a-billion formation~~, ballooning the Boogers' score in the final generations of the match and putting them on top 292-228. The universe seemed to be punishing the Arsonists for finally being the one thing they'd never been before: ~~relaxed~~.		The series was a pendulum, swinging first toward Alewife, then toward Boylston, then back toward Alewife. The Arsonists, smelling a pennant, had battled back to tie the series 3-3. Game 7 became a messy, all-out street brawl, both teams throwing in all their chips in an effort to inflict maximum damage on the road to victory.

			With an extremely tight Game 7 winding down, the Boogers were behind, their chances slipping away with each generational tick. The Boogers drew on a desperate pattern from their "backup" playbook - a formation they had tried a few times but never deployed successfully against any team, but a formation that they had never deployed against the Arsonists. The defending champion Arsonists, caught unprepared, played conservatively and didn't react with their usual intensity. That slip was exactly what the Booger formation needed to flower, ballooning the Boogers' score in the final generations of the match and putting them on top 292-228. The universe seemed to be punishing the Arsonists for finally being the one thing they'd never been before: chill.

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Ch4zm: /* Hellmouth III Cup */

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Hellmouth III Cup

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	'''Season 6: The Miracle in Alewife.''' After decades of being tormented by the Elko Astronauts, the Arsonists finally achieved the impossible. In the Hellmouth III Cup series, the Arsonists channeled the combined chaotic soundscape of Alewife Station — the screeching train wheels, the bus engines, the malfunctioning fare gates, the collective rage of the commuters — to create a pattern of pure, weaponized sound. The sonic boom was intense enough to shatter Elko's formations like glass. The mysterious [[Brake Master Cylinder]], in a callback to the heartbreaking Game 6 loss to the Sacramento Boot Lickers, once again stepped away from the microphone, the grinding and screeching of the trains echoing happily through the tunnels, for Alewife's Game 6 win. The win finally broke the Astronauts' chokehold on the Arsonists in Cup series.		'''Season 6: The Miracle in Alewife.''' After decades of being tormented by the Elko Astronauts, the Arsonists finally achieved the impossible. In the Hellmouth III Cup series, the Arsonists channeled the combined chaotic soundscape of Alewife Station — the screeching train wheels, the bus engines, the malfunctioning fare gates, the collective rage of the commuters — to create a pattern of pure, weaponized sound. The sonic boom was intense enough to shatter Elko's formations like glass. The mysterious [[Brake Master Cylinder]], in a callback to the heartbreaking Game 6 loss to the Sacramento Boot Lickers, once again stepped away from the microphone, the grinding and screeching of the trains echoing happily through the tunnels, for Alewife's Game 6 win. The win finally broke the Astronauts' chokehold on the Arsonists in Cup series.

	'''Season 7: The Boogers' Lucky Bounce.''' (Elements of the Dave Roberts steal.) The story of the marquee [[Hellmouth III/Season 7]] Championship Series matchup is a rich part of Golly history. The series was one of the hottest topics in Golly: Alewife, the defending Cup champions, facing off against their heated rivals, the Boogers. (Somehow, television broadcasts of the series were ''still'' blacked out everywhere in Boston.) The Arsonists, smelling a pennant, had battled their way to a 3-3 series tie, and figured they had their rivals the Boogers right where they wanted them. But the Arsonists were already thinking ahead to the Hellmouth III Cup Series, and even dreaming of a [[Dynasty]]. But Game 7 turned into a messy, all-out street brawl, with both teams throwing in all the chips in an effort to inflict maximum damage. With an extremely tight Game 7 winding down and the door to a Boogers pennant seemingly closing with each generational tick, the Boogers drew on a desperate, hopeless pattern from their "backup" playbook - a formation they had tried a few times but never deployed successfully against any team, but a formation that they had never deployed against the Arsonists. The defending champion Arsonists, daydreaming of returning to the [[Hellmouth III Cup]], didn't react with their usual intense fury, but calmly let it slide. But the Booger formation began to crystalize into an impossible, once-in-a-billion formation, ballooning the Boogers' score in the final generations of the match and putting them on top 292-228. The universe seemed to be punishing the Arsonists for finally being the one thing they'd never been before: relaxed.		'''Season 7: The Boogers' Lucky Bounce.''' (Elements of the Dave Roberts steal.) The story of the marquee [[Hellmouth III/Season 7]] Championship Series matchup is a rich part of Golly history. The series was one of the hottest topics in Golly: Alewife, the defending Cup champions, facing off against their heated rivals, the Boogers. (Somehow, television broadcasts of the series were ''still'' blacked out everywhere in Boston.)

			The Arsonists, smelling a pennant, had battled their way to a 3-3 series tie, and figured they had their rivals the Boogers right where they wanted them. But the Arsonists were already thinking ahead to the Hellmouth III Cup Series, and even dreaming of a [[Dynasty]]. But Game 7 turned into a messy, all-out street brawl, with both teams throwing in all the chips in an effort to inflict maximum damage. With an extremely tight Game 7 winding down and the door to a Boogers pennant seemingly closing with each generational tick, the Boogers drew on a desperate, hopeless pattern from their "backup" playbook - a formation they had tried a few times but never deployed successfully against any team, but a formation that they had never deployed against the Arsonists. The defending champion Arsonists, daydreaming of returning to the [[Hellmouth III Cup]], didn't react with their usual intense fury, but calmly let it slide. But the Booger formation began to crystalize into an impossible, once-in-a-billion formation, ballooning the Boogers' score in the final generations of the match and putting them on top 292-228. The universe seemed to be punishing the Arsonists for finally being the one thing they'd never been before: relaxed.

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Hellmouth III Cup

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	'''Season 6: The Miracle in Alewife.''' After decades of being tormented by the Elko Astronauts, the Arsonists finally achieved the impossible. In the Hellmouth III Cup series, the Arsonists channeled the combined chaotic soundscape of Alewife Station — the screeching train wheels, the bus engines, the malfunctioning fare gates, the collective rage of the commuters — to create a pattern of pure, weaponized sound. The sonic boom was intense enough to shatter Elko's formations like glass. The mysterious [[Brake Master Cylinder]], in a callback to the heartbreaking Game 6 loss to the Sacramento Boot Lickers, once again stepped away from the microphone, the grinding and screeching of the trains echoing happily through the tunnels, for Alewife's Game 6 win. The win finally broke the Astronauts' chokehold on the Arsonists in Cup series.		'''Season 6: The Miracle in Alewife.''' After decades of being tormented by the Elko Astronauts, the Arsonists finally achieved the impossible. In the Hellmouth III Cup series, the Arsonists channeled the combined chaotic soundscape of Alewife Station — the screeching train wheels, the bus engines, the malfunctioning fare gates, the collective rage of the commuters — to create a pattern of pure, weaponized sound. The sonic boom was intense enough to shatter Elko's formations like glass. The mysterious [[Brake Master Cylinder]], in a callback to the heartbreaking Game 6 loss to the Sacramento Boot Lickers, once again stepped away from the microphone, the grinding and screeching of the trains echoing happily through the tunnels, for Alewife's Game 6 win. The win finally broke the Astronauts' chokehold on the Arsonists in Cup series.

			'''Season 7: The Boogers' Lucky Bounce.''' (Elements of the Dave Roberts steal.) The story of the marquee [[Hellmouth III/Season 7]] Championship Series matchup is a rich part of Golly history. The series was one of the hottest topics in Golly: Alewife, the defending Cup champions, facing off against their heated rivals, the Boogers. (Somehow, television broadcasts of the series were ''still'' blacked out everywhere in Boston.) The Arsonists, smelling a pennant, had battled their way to a 3-3 series tie, and figured they had their rivals the Boogers right where they wanted them. But the Arsonists were already thinking ahead to the Hellmouth III Cup Series, and even dreaming of a [[Dynasty]]. But Game 7 turned into a messy, all-out street brawl, with both teams throwing in all the chips in an effort to inflict maximum damage. With an extremely tight Game 7 winding down and the door to a Boogers pennant seemingly closing with each generational tick, the Boogers drew on a desperate, hopeless pattern from their "backup" playbook - a formation they had tried a few times but never deployed successfully against any team, but a formation that they had never deployed against the Arsonists. The defending champion Arsonists, daydreaming of returning to the [[Hellmouth III Cup]], didn't react with their usual intense fury, but calmly let it slide. But the Booger formation began to crystalize into an impossible, once-in-a-billion formation, ballooning the Boogers' score in the final generations of the match and putting them on top 292-228. The universe seemed to be punishing the Arsonists for finally being the one thing they'd never been before: relaxed.

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Hellmouth II Cup

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	'''Season 1, 24: Burnt at Both Ends.''' The Hellmouth II Cup is bookended by identical, humiliating failures for the Arsonists. In Season 1 and Season 24, the Arsonists entered the postseason as the #1 seed and were immediately snuffed out in the first round by a lower-seeded team. Rival fans, mocking the ''Ex finibus ignis'' (from the ends, fire) motto of the Arsonists, nicknamed this phenomena [[Burnt at Both Ends]]. The mysterious [[Brake Master Cylinder]] cannot handle any reference to [[Burnt at Both Ends]], and will break into song at any mention of it.		'''Season 1, 24: Burnt at Both Ends.''' The Hellmouth II Cup is bookended by identical, humiliating failures for the Arsonists. In Season 1 and Season 24, the Arsonists entered the postseason as the #1 seed and were immediately snuffed out in the first round by a lower-seeded team. Rival fans, mocking the ''Ex finibus ignis'' (from the ends, fire) motto of the Arsonists, nicknamed this phenomena [[Burnt at Both Ends]]. The mysterious [[Brake Master Cylinder]] cannot handle any reference to [[Burnt at Both Ends]], and will break into song at any mention of it.

			==Hellmouth III Cup==

			'''Season 6: The Miracle in Alewife.''' After decades of being tormented by the Elko Astronauts, the Arsonists finally achieved the impossible. In the Hellmouth III Cup series, the Arsonists channeled the combined chaotic soundscape of Alewife Station — the screeching train wheels, the bus engines, the malfunctioning fare gates, the collective rage of the commuters — to create a pattern of pure, weaponized sound. The sonic boom was intense enough to shatter Elko's formations like glass. The mysterious [[Brake Master Cylinder]], in a callback to the heartbreaking Game 6 loss to the Sacramento Boot Lickers, once again stepped away from the microphone, the grinding and screeching of the trains echoing happily through the tunnels, for Alewife's Game 6 win. The win finally broke the Astronauts' chokehold on the Arsonists in Cup series.

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Hellmouth II Cup

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	'''Season 18: The Seven-Page Footnote.''' The 3-4 championship series loss to the Delaware Corporate Shells is remembered as "The Seven-Page Footnote." The Arsonists fought with a fire not seen in years, only to be defeated in the final moments by the ultimate bureaucratic weapon. Delaware's winning pattern was not an attack, but the generation of a "binding addendum" to the rules of the game itself, a microscopic clause that retroactively rendered the Arsonists' entire strategy non-compliant. Brake Master Cylinder was apoplectic. "We didn't lose," he screamed over the airwaves. "We were footnoted!"		'''Season 18: The Seven-Page Footnote.''' The 3-4 championship series loss to the Delaware Corporate Shells is remembered as "The Seven-Page Footnote." The Arsonists fought with a fire not seen in years, only to be defeated in the final moments by the ultimate bureaucratic weapon. Delaware's winning pattern was not an attack, but the generation of a "binding addendum" to the rules of the game itself, a microscopic clause that retroactively rendered the Arsonists' entire strategy non-compliant. Brake Master Cylinder was apoplectic. "We didn't lose," he screamed over the airwaves. "We were footnoted!"

			'''Season 9: The Pothole Rodeo.''' This 7-game series with the San Francisco Boat Shoes was a messy, chaotic, bone-jarring ride that was hitting a series of massive potholes at high speed. The lurching, violent swings in momentum felt less like strategy and more like trying to hang on for survival ride down a neglected city street, with the final pothole of Game 7 causing the ultimate breakdown.

			...

			'''The Grape Wall Stands.''' The Hellmouth II Cup saw three more pennant victories over the eternally cursed Detroit Grape Chews. The ritual of "The Grape Wall of Alewife" became a cherished tradition. The victories were so predictable that Brake Master Cylinder stopped providing traditional commentary. Instead, during the final games of each series, he would simply broadcast the sound of a can of grape soda being opened and poured slowly onto the concrete floor of the station, a final, fizzy tribute to the inevitable.

	'''Elko's Shadow.''' The two losses to the Elko Astronauts in the Hellmouth II Cup Series cemented the most painful rivalry in the team's history ([[Thank You For Not Smoking Crown]]). Elko's ability to seal themselves off in the cold, silent vacuum of space made themselves immune to the fire, noise, stink, and chaos of Alewife. Reverence for spacetime and the cathedrals that geoplanetary forces built over the course of millennia left the Astronauts unintimidated by the Arsonists or their Brutalist citadel, the Concrete Cathedral (a.k.a. Alewife Station). Instead, the Arsonists learned that in space, fire just doesn't work the same way. Lack of gravity and lack of atmosphere left the Arsonists without their most potent weapons, drifting in the cold silence of space.		'''Elko's Shadow.''' The two losses to the Elko Astronauts in the Hellmouth II Cup Series cemented the most painful rivalry in the team's history ([[Thank You For Not Smoking Crown]]). Elko's ability to seal themselves off in the cold, silent vacuum of space made themselves immune to the fire, noise, stink, and chaos of Alewife. Reverence for spacetime and the cathedrals that geoplanetary forces built over the course of millennia left the Astronauts unintimidated by the Arsonists or their Brutalist citadel, the Concrete Cathedral (a.k.a. Alewife Station). Instead, the Arsonists learned that in space, fire just doesn't work the same way. Lack of gravity and lack of atmosphere left the Arsonists without their most potent weapons, drifting in the cold silence of space.

	'''Season 1, 24: Burnt at Both Ends.''' The Hellmouth II Cup is bookended by identical, humiliating failures for the Arsonists. In Season 1 and Season 24, the Arsonists entered the postseason as the #1 seed and were immediately snuffed out in the first round by a lower-seeded team. Rival fans, mocking the ''Ex finibus ignis'' (from the ends, fire) motto of the Arsonists, nicknamed this phenomena [[Burnt at Both Ends]]. The mysterious [[Brake Master Cylinder]] cannot handle any reference to [[Burnt at Both Ends]], and will break into song at any mention of it.		'''Season 1, 24: Burnt at Both Ends.''' The Hellmouth II Cup is bookended by identical, humiliating failures for the Arsonists. In Season 1 and Season 24, the Arsonists entered the postseason as the #1 seed and were immediately snuffed out in the first round by a lower-seeded team. Rival fans, mocking the ''Ex finibus ignis'' (from the ends, fire) motto of the Arsonists, nicknamed this phenomena [[Burnt at Both Ends]]. The mysterious [[Brake Master Cylinder]] cannot handle any reference to [[Burnt at Both Ends]], and will break into song at any mention of it.

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Klein Cup

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	'''Season 21: The Hanky.''' Alewife's 3-1 victory over the Boogers in the League Division Series was a masterclass in focused spite. Like a Boston driver crossing 4 lanes of traffic just to cut you off, Alewife aggressively outmaneuvered the Boogers from the start. Their tactics distracted the Boogers and softened up their defenses. The combination of the confusing maneuvers and the choking diesel fumes of Alewife Station rendered the Boogers too confused and disoriented to mount a proper defense. This victory, which would come to be known as [[The Hanky]], saw the Arsonists wipe the Boogers away like a very thorough nose wipe with a handkerchief. The series would later become heavily studied by Golly historians and strategists due to the innovative, brilliant formations the Arsonists deployed.		'''Season 21: The Hanky.''' Alewife's 3-1 victory over the Boogers in the League Division Series was a masterclass in focused spite. Like a Boston driver crossing 4 lanes of traffic just to cut you off, Alewife aggressively outmaneuvered the Boogers from the start. Their tactics distracted the Boogers and softened up their defenses. The combination of the confusing maneuvers and the choking diesel fumes of Alewife Station rendered the Boogers too confused and disoriented to mount a proper defense. This victory, which would come to be known as [[The Hanky]], saw the Arsonists wipe the Boogers away like a very thorough nose wipe with a handkerchief. The series would later become heavily studied by Golly historians and strategists due to the innovative, brilliant formations the Arsonists deployed.

			==Hellmouth II Cup==

			'''Season 15: The Unbearable Lightness of Albuquerque.''' The loss to the Albuquerque Solarpunks in the finals was a spiritual battle, a dark night of the soul. The Punks brought an "Unbearable Lightness" - a clean, optimistic energy - that clashed with the diesel fumes and multi-level power structure of the Arsonists. Brake Master Cylinder described it as "trying to set fire to the sun." The Cup series loss was particularly galling because it showed that the Arsonists were potentially vulnerable to the strengths of multiple Cold League teams.

			'''Season 18: The Seven-Page Footnote.''' The 3-4 championship series loss to the Delaware Corporate Shells is remembered as "The Seven-Page Footnote." The Arsonists fought with a fire not seen in years, only to be defeated in the final moments by the ultimate bureaucratic weapon. Delaware's winning pattern was not an attack, but the generation of a "binding addendum" to the rules of the game itself, a microscopic clause that retroactively rendered the Arsonists' entire strategy non-compliant. Brake Master Cylinder was apoplectic. "We didn't lose," he screamed over the airwaves. "We were footnoted!"

			'''Elko's Shadow.''' The two losses to the Elko Astronauts in the Hellmouth II Cup Series cemented the most painful rivalry in the team's history ([[Thank You For Not Smoking Crown]]). Elko's ability to seal themselves off in the cold, silent vacuum of space made themselves immune to the fire, noise, stink, and chaos of Alewife. Reverence for spacetime and the cathedrals that geoplanetary forces built over the course of millennia left the Astronauts unintimidated by the Arsonists or their Brutalist citadel, the Concrete Cathedral (a.k.a. Alewife Station). Instead, the Arsonists learned that in space, fire just doesn't work the same way. Lack of gravity and lack of atmosphere left the Arsonists without their most potent weapons, drifting in the cold silence of space.

			'''Season 1, 24: Burnt at Both Ends.''' The Hellmouth II Cup is bookended by identical, humiliating failures for the Arsonists. In Season 1 and Season 24, the Arsonists entered the postseason as the #1 seed and were immediately snuffed out in the first round by a lower-seeded team. Rival fans, mocking the ''Ex finibus ignis'' (from the ends, fire) motto of the Arsonists, nicknamed this phenomena [[Burnt at Both Ends]]. The mysterious [[Brake Master Cylinder]] cannot handle any reference to [[Burnt at Both Ends]], and will break into song at any mention of it.